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		fiatjaf on June 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The URL shortener situation is out of control In a few years, all these services will be gone and all the links broken.

spinchange on June 3, 2014 [–]

I get the link-rot concern (and 7 re-directs as showcased in the FA is absurd) but these are services are mostly used on twitter and social media where the life-span of a post sharing a link is hours to a day or so, at most.

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